The best Salesloft alternatives in 2026 are Outreach for enterprise teams that want an independent engagement platform with packaged AI tiers, HubSpot Sales Hub for teams that want cadences and forecasting inside the CRM, and Apollo.io for smaller outbound teams that want contact data and sequences at a published price. Close is the pick when calling, not email, drives the motion.
Salesloft has changed more in two years than most sales tools change in ten. It bought Drift in February 2024, merged with Clari in December 2025, and in September 2026 became the single brand for a company that also owns Groove and Clari Forecast. For some buyers that consolidation is the point. For others it turns a sequencing renewal into a platform decision they did not plan to make.
This page is for the RevOps or sales ops lead weighing that renewal. We focus on what a switch does to cadence governance, call and coaching data, CRM activity sync, and the number of vendors you manage. Groove is left off this list on purpose: it now has the same owner as Salesloft, so it is not an independent alternative.
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outreach | Enterprise teams that want an independent engagement platform | Custom quote; not published | No |
| HubSpot Sales Hub | Teams that want cadences and forecasting inside the CRM | $20/seat/mo (Starter) | Yes |
| Apollo.io | Smaller outbound teams that want data and sequences together | $49/user/mo (Basic, annual) | Yes |
| Close | Call-heavy inside sales teams | $9/seat/mo (Solo, annual) | No |
| Reply.io | Mid-market SDR teams that want multichannel without enterprise overhead | From $59/mo (Email Volume) | No |
| Klenty | Cost-focused SMB SDR teams | $50/mo (Starter, annual) | No |
| Yesware | AEs and account managers who only need inbox tracking and templates | $15/user/mo (Pro, annual) | Yes |
| Salesloft (for reference) | Revenue orgs that coach from call and cadence data | Custom quote; not published | No |
Starting prices are the lowest published paid tier, per user or per account as noted, checked September 25, 2026. Confirm current pricing with each vendor before procurement.
Daily cadence work is not usually the complaint. The reasons below are about ownership, packaging, and fit, and each one points to a different kind of replacement.
Salesloft now sells Cadence, conversation intelligence, deals, Rhythm, and Clari Forecast as one product line. Teams that only wanted sequencing may find quotes built around a broader platform, and teams already using another forecasting tool face overlap. Roadmap and contract changes are still in progress as the two companies combine.
Source: Salesloft and Clari merger announcements (closed December 2025), as recorded in our Salesloft and Clari profiles
On March 6, 2026, Clari + Salesloft announced a gradual sunset of Drift and a referral agreement with 1mind. Teams that bought Salesloft and Drift together now have to replace the chat and routing half anyway, which reopens the question of the engagement half.
Source: Clari + Salesloft announcement, March 2026, as cited in our Drift profile
In August 2025 attackers used stolen Drift OAuth tokens to pull data from hundreds of Salesforce orgs, and Salesforce disabled the Drift integration. It involved Drift, not Salesloft Cadence, but security teams at some companies now ask for a fresh vendor review before renewal.
Source: Public incident reporting, as cited in our Drift profile
A Reddit user who likes Salesloft's cadence features called the phone component a little wonky. For call-heavy teams, dialing, call logging, and recording quality matter more than cadence design.
Source: Reddit, as cited in our Salesloft profile
Our Salesloft profile lists small teams that only need cold email as a poor fit, since custom quotes and package add-ons make it expensive for that use. Published-price tools cover email cadences at a fraction of the admin overhead.
Source: SalesOpsClub Salesloft profile, September 2026
Outreach is the only true like-for-like swap. The others trade enterprise depth for a CRM-native setup, bundled data, a stronger dialer, or a lower price. Each links to a full SalesOpsClub profile.
Best for enterprise teams that want an independent engagement platform
Outreach pricing and fit reviewCompare Salesloft and Outreach
Best for teams that want cadences and forecasting inside the CRM
HubSpot Sales Hub pricing and fit reviewCompare Salesloft and HubSpot Sales Hub
Best for smaller outbound teams that want data and sequences together
Best for call-heavy inside sales teams
Best for mid-market SDR teams that want multichannel without enterprise overhead
Best for cost-focused SMB SDR teams
Best for aEs and account managers who only need inbox tracking and templates
Separate the decision into two questions: do you still want engagement and forecasting from one vendor, and which roles actually need a full engagement seat? The answers usually split the shortlist cleanly.
Ask Salesloft which products your renewal quote includes, how Clari Forecast is priced with or without Cadence, and what changes for Drift or Groove logins. Get the answers in writing before you compare alternatives.
SDRs running cadences need a full engagement tool. AEs and account managers often need only tracking and templates. Pricing each group separately often cuts cost more than switching vendors.
If calls matter, run a week of real dialing in each finalist: logging, recordings, and dispositions. If managers coach from call data, check where that data will live after the switch.
List the activity and stage fields your forecast uses, and confirm each alternative writes them to the CRM the same way. Gaps here show up weeks later as a weaker forecast.
Move one pod first, rebuild its top cadences, and compare reply and meeting rates for a full cycle before cutting over everyone.
Outreach is the closest like-for-like option for enterprise teams. HubSpot Sales Hub suits teams that want cadences in the CRM, Apollo.io suits smaller teams that want bundled data, and Close suits call-heavy inside sales teams.
Yes. The merger closed in December 2025, and in September 2026 the combined company began operating under the Salesloft name. Clari Forecast and Groove are now part of the Salesloft product line.
Not anymore. Groove was acquired by Clari in 2023 and now has the same owner as Salesloft, so moving to Groove does not change your vendor.
For core cadence work they are close. Outreach publishes its package structure and AI-credit allowances, while Salesloft brings Clari Forecast into the same contract. Our Outreach vs Salesloft comparison covers the tradeoffs.
Yes. Apollo.io starts at $49 per user a month on annual billing with a free plan, Reply.io's Email Volume plan starts from $59 a month, and Yesware Pro is $15 per user a month for inbox-only roles (vendor pricing pages, September 2026). Salesloft does not publish prices.
Clari + Salesloft announced a gradual sunset of Drift in March 2026 and a referral agreement with 1mind. Ask Salesloft for your access end date and exit terms.
The SalesOpsClub Editorial Team picked these alternatives from the sales engagement software tools we profile, weighted toward what a sales ops or RevOps owner has to run after purchase: data quality in the CRM, forecast inputs, handoffs between teams, and admin time. Pricing comes from vendor pricing pages and our own product profiles, checked September 25, 2026. No vendor paid for inclusion or placement. Read our research method.